[tor-bugs] #6687 [Torouter]: torouter dreamplug update to debian wheezy and 3.2 kernel

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#6687: torouter dreamplug update to debian wheezy and 3.2 kernel
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 Reporter:  ficus        |          Owner:  ioerror
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  minor        |      Milestone:         
Component:  Torouter     |        Version:         
 Keywords:               |         Parent:         
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:         
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 wheezy (debian testing) probably be released in the next few months, so
 it seems reasonable to develop torouter for that target to ensure
 stability
 over the next few years. Also, several DreamPlug-specific changes were
 upstreamed into the mainline kernel and are present in wheezy.

 AFAIK the required code changes would be updating the freedom-maker folder
 in
 torouter.git to a more recent version (either directly from b'dale or from
 nickdaly's version on github), redo source.list entries (backports not
 necessary?), and test that all required packages exist and function as
 expected
 under wheezy.

 One road-blocker is that the more recent kernel seems to require an
 updated
 version of the u-boot bootloader on the DreamPlug, and the upgrade process
 requires the

 The WiFi chipset still requires some third-party firmware and kernel
 module
 compilation (uap8xxx.ko == libertas_uap) with the 3.2 kernel.

 Thoughts?

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